419 scam: "Dr.Samer Mohammad Ahmad" <kofi.ada@gmail.com> Greetings!

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "fund beneficiary" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Samer Mohammad Ahmad" <kofi.ada@gmail.com>
Reply-To: samer.ahmad1243@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2017 12:03:12 +0100
Subject: Greetings!

Dearest Friend ,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise,however,it's my
urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction.I'm Dr.Samer Mohammad Ahmad,a citizen of Iraq,who
lives and work in Republic of Ghana as a banker by profession
and currently holding the post of Accountant-General with our bank
(UBA) United Bank for Africa Limited.I have the opportunity of transferring
$50 Million USD to our customer who died along with his entire family
on 31st July 2000 in a plane crash.You can confirm the genuineness
of the deceased death by clicking on this web site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

However, I am inviting you for this deal,where this funds can be
shared between us in the ratio of 50/50,under top-secret and i will
also want you to understand that it is 100% risk free and legally
blinded,as it will strictly be bank to bank transfer;so kindly furnish
me with this information:Your Full Name,Occupation & Position,Residential
& Office Address, Date of Birth & Age ,Place of Birth & Residing Area,
Marital Status,Identity card,identification picture,Mobile/Tel/Fax
Numbers,Nationality,Name of Your Next of Kin and E-mail address,to
enable me affixed them in our account data file, so that you will be
recognize in our bank as a customer and fund beneficiary before the
onward transfer will be made to your account.

Regards,
Dr.Samer Mohammad Ahmad

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